Combination underslip and brassiere



Feb. 5, 1935. I H. G. GOLDBERG. 1,990,322 I COMBINATION UNDERSLIP AND BRASSIERE Filed Jan. 20, 1934 Patented Feb. 5, .1935

' UNITED s'r 'rEs PATENT florrlcg J me coma-noummmsnm arm mssntnn' Herman a. Goldberg, New York, s. r.

. jubil tion January 20, 1934, Serial No. 101,430

3 Claims. (01. 2.4:)

This invention relates improvements in ladies undergarments, and more particularly to a combination underslip and brassiere.

The primary object of the invention is to em- 6 body the features of utility of a lady's underslip and brassiere into a single garment to eliminate the bulkiness and uncomfortable feeling of the piesent custom of wearing the slip over the brassi re.

Another feature ofthe invention resides in an undergarment having the features of a slip and brassire provided with a single set of shoulder straps which eliminate the present inconvenience of the two sets of shoulder straps when a sepa- '15 rate brassiere slip are in a worn position upon a wearer. I

A further feature'is the provision of a combined slip and brassir'e which may be donned or removed in a single operation, thus eliminating the time heretofore required in the separate donning and removal of a slip and brassiere.

A further object of the invention is to pro-- -vide a lady's combination undergarment including a bodice portion and a lower skirt portion,

the bodice portion being formed with breast receiving pockets and. an inner diaphragm bandeau to respectively receive and support the breasts and confine the diaphragm of the wearer. A still further object is to relieve the strain or pull of the shoulder straps from the fabric from which the underslip is'constructed by connecting the sh ulder straps at the front to thetops' of the bre st receiving pockets and to the bandeau at the rear.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides. in the combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention in position upon a ,wearer.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper portion of the garment looking toward the rear thereof and with parts broken away in section. I Y

Figure 31a an enlarged vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the garment.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevational view of the upper portion of the garment with the placket in open position.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the breast pocket pieces in separated condition.

' Figure 6' is a plan view of front bandeau' section.

Figure '1 is a plan view of the rearbandeau section.

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of-the upper portion of the front section of the garment.- Figure 9 is a fragmentary'plan, view of the 5 upper portion of the rear section of the garment.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, the numeral 10 designates my improved combination undergarment in its entirety, which includes a body in the form of an underslip 11 hav- 10 ing'an upper bodice section 12 and an integral depending skirt portion 13. The bodice portion 12 is provided with a placket 14 which extends downwardly from the top thereof at one side,

and which placket is closed by any conventional 15 form of separable fastener 15 which in this instance is in the form of hooks and eyes.

The top of the bodice portion 12 at the front thereof is out to provide a pair of adjacent cut away portions 16, the said portions being arcuate 20 in shape and forming an apex 17 at the top of the front of the garment centrally thereof. Set in the cut away portions 16 are breast receiving pockets 18, the bottom edges of the pockets being stitched to the adjacent edges of the cut away 25 portions 16 as at 19.- The inside of the breast receiving pockets 18 are lined with a net mate-. rial 20..

Secured within the bodice portion 12 is a bandeau 21 of fabric stronger in texture than the fabric from which the body of the garment is constructed.- The front-of the bandeau 26 has its top edge cut-away as at 22 to conform to the shape of the front of the top of the'bodice section 12, whereas the sides and back ofthe ban- 35 deau conform to the top edge of the sides and backof the bodice section 12.' The bandeau 21 -is stitched to the top edge of the bodice section as at 23 so that the bandeau loosely depends within the bodice portion '12. The'ends of the v Tabs 25 extend upwardly from the top of the '45 breast receiving pockets 18 andsupport eyes 28 through which adjustable. shoulder straps 27 pass, the straps also being secured to the top edge of the bodice portion 12 at the rear thereof. In Figures 5 to 9 inclusive, I have illustrated in plan, the various pieces which when joined together form the garment above described. In

Figure 5. I have illustrated two sections of materiai 26"which when secured together along the dses 27'. 'serve to produce one of the breast re- Ii garment. This construction overcomes the presportions 19 and which front section 30 hasits,

side edges stitched to the side edges of the back garment section 31, illustrated in Figure 9.

' From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have shown and described the ladys combination undergarment which may be worn in place of the present style of slip and brassire. In order to don the garment, the fastening means 15 and 24 are released in order to open the placket and the bandeau 21. The garment is inserted over the head of the wearer and thearms inserted through the shoulder straps 2'7. Fastening means 24 is first closed, it being understood that the breasts of the wearer are seated in the pockets 18. After the ,ends of the bandeau 21 have been fastened together by the fastening means 24, the breasts are supported in the pockets and the diaphragm of the wearer is held in by the bandeau 21. After the bandeau has been fastened, the placket 14 is closed by engaging the hooks and eyes constituting the closure means 15.

By connecting the shoulder straps 27 in the manner shown, any strain thereon will be transmitted to the tops of the breast receiving pockets and to the reinforced top edge of the back of the ent method of supporting underslips which results in the tearing of the garment in view of the fact that the strain from the shoulder straps is directly transferred -to the light fabric from which the garment is constructed.

The garment when in a worn position upon the wearer imparts an uplift to the breasts and confines the diaphragm at the front to give the wearer a modern stylish appearance.

While I have shown and described what I deem to bethe most practical embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that various changes as come within the scope of the appended claims may be resorted to if desired.

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Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In combination with a ladys underslip garment having a placket extending downwardly from the top at one side thereof, separable fastener means for closing said placket, a pair of breast receiving pockets at the top of the front of said garment, a bandeau shaped-to flt about the rear top and sides of said garment and beneath said breast receiving pockets and secured to the inside of said garment, the ends of said bandeau terminating at said placket, releasable fastening means for securing the ends of said bandeau together, and shoulder straps extending from the tops of said breast receiving pockets to the top of the back of said garment.

2. In combination with .a ladys underslip garment having a placket extending downwardly from the top and at one side thereof, separable fastener means for closing said placket, the top' of the front of said garment being cut away to provide a pair of adjacent cut out portions, a

' pair of breast receiving pockets set in said cut out portions and secured to the garment, a bandeau secured to the top edges of said garment on the inside thereof and terminating at said placket, the top of said bandeau conforming to the shape of the top edge of said garment, separable fastener means for securing the ends of said bandeau together, and shoulder straps secured to said breast receiving pockets, and to the rear of said garment.

I 3. In combination with a ladys undergarment 0f the style embodying an upper bodice portion having a placket extending downwardly from the top and at one side thereof, separable fastener means for closing said placket, the top of the front of said undergarment being formed with a pairof'bre'ast receiving pockets, a bandeau having its top marginaledge shaped to correspond to the top of the rear and sides of the undergarment and beneath the breast receiving pockets and stitched thereto, said bandeau terminating at said placket, separable fastening means for securing the ends of said bandeau together, and shoulder straps secured to said breast receiving pockets and to the rear of said undergarment, I

HERMAN vG. GOLDBERG. 

